Inherited Savage Model 99

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Arseno

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Hey all, I recently inherited a Savage model 99 in .300 Savage from my grandfather. It's in surprisingly good condition, being that it was his only big game rifle since his 20's (he's 91 now). Was wondering if y'all know the history on these rifles (it's serial number is in the mid 950###)??? Also, from my research, the .300 Savage cartridge seems to be ballistically similar to the .308 Winchester.




 
Looks like an early 1950's F model. F means featherweight. I have one and I feel it is just about perfect for a woods stalking deer rifle. The .300 will kill stuff a lot bigger than deer also. Take good care of it they are excellent rifles.

Darryl
 
You should be able to date it by the lever Bose code. In front of your lever you should see a circle with a inspectors stamp and a letter. The letter designates a year.
50’s design. I have one similar in 308 made in 54. Your serial is after mine by about 10 000 so you probably have a 55 or 56 year of build. Excellent rifles. I have six of them in different calibers. 38-55,303 Savage’30-30,300Savage 250 Savage and 308 Winchester dating from 1900 to 1964.
 
Like owning a space ship, congrats!

You can handload 130GR TTSX or Accubond bullets for them and bring them into the 21st century! :slap:
 
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The .300 Savage was and is a good round for just about any big game in Canada. Ballistics very similar to the .308. Handloaders complain about the short case neck but the 99F is a classic rifle and very nice to carry especially the F models.
 
Many years ago a buddy's father wanted to sell me one for $350 or $400 dollars . I balked at the price . were talking 40 plus years ago . it was in decent shape and had a rotary mag . 300 Savage . one I wish I did buy off him was one he brought back after WW2 . a semiauto 8mm . the stock wasn't original from what he told me . shoulda coulda woulda didn't . lol
 
My son also inherited a 99F .300 Savage, 1958 manufacture, from his grandfather. It's a great rifle to carry and handloaded it's an excellent 1 shot deer killer. Beautiful rotary mag. It was factory drilled and tapped, so carries a Weaver K2.5. We've both killed deer with it. IMO it gives little if anything to the .308 except a slightly shorter neck. It's also one of the most accurate lever guns I've owned.
All in all a very good score for you.
 
Savage 99s are classic rifles. I bought one several years ago, just because it was such a nice rifle in fine condition. .300, schnable forend, never drilled and tapped for a scope. Early 50s. Put hang tags on it and it could almost pass for new. I think someone bought it, put it in a closet, and never used it.
My other 1899 is a sported Montreal Home Guard rifle in .303.
 
I inherited a model 99H takedown made in 1920 chambered in 22HP, it's a bit tough to find ammo, but I was able to and it shoots wonderfully! Have to go harvest a deer with it next year so I can pay my respects.
 
I have two, a takedown 30-30 and a 99E in .308, the latter has taken a couple of deer and one moose. The 99 is a classic, hard to go wrong with one
 
nomad 68 said:
You'd have to seat ttsx pretty deep to fit the rotary mag. The resulting reduced case capacity would hurt performance significantly, I would bet.
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I think your correct, my grandfather said he tried using some 180 grain pointed soft points in .30 cal to reload some cartridges, and he said they didn't fit into the rotary mag or even chamber in the rifle.
 
The .300 Savage is at it's best with a 150 grain cup and core bullet. Remington Core Lokt or Winchester Power point are examples. I reloaded mine with Hornady 150 grain round nose (for the .30-30 but useful to 2500 fps) to kill a deer tis fall, bang flop.

Darryl
 
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